Cenzura redaktorska w zaborze rosyjskim w XIX wieku

The article provides an insight into the problem of editorial censorship in the Kingdom of Poland. It shows that the nature of the censorship measures did not only depend on the attitude towards the state system, but also on the in-house relations dictated by the policy of the publisher and market relations. The editor, representing both private and corporate interests, imposes changes of a censorious nature not only under political or moral pressure, but also under the publisher’s pressure. And thus, he becomes a censor. This provides an additional insight into the practice of censorship under the Partitions of Poland. This issue is commonly viewed from the national and patriotic perspective that neglects this aspect, emphasising mainly the external oppression of the partitioning powers. In order to illustrate the differences between the various publishing policies, the measures applied by the editors of Przegląd Tygodniowy and Tygodnik Ilustrowany weeklies are discussed.